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El cotxe de la meva mare és al garatge perquè avui plou molt.
Meaning
My mother's car is in the garage because it is raining a lot today.
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Breakdown of El cotxe de la meva mare és al garatge perquè avui plou molt.
ser
to be
el cotxe
the car
avui
today
a
in
Questions & Answers about El cotxe de la meva mare és al garatge perquè avui plou molt.
Why is it el cotxe?
Because cotxe is a masculine singular noun, so it takes the article el.
A few basic patterns:
- el cotxe = the car
- el llibre = the book
- la casa = the house
In Catalan, the article has to match the noun’s gender and number.
Why does Catalan use de la meva mare to show possession?
Catalan normally shows possession with de, not with an English-style ’s.
So:
- el cotxe de la meva mare = the car of my mother = my mother’s car
This is one of the most normal and common ways to express possession in Catalan.
Why is there an article in la meva mare?
In standard Catalan, possessives usually go with a definite article:
- el meu pare = my father
- la meva mare = my mother
- els meus amics = my friends
So la meva mare is completely normal.
Also, meva agrees with mare, which is feminine singular:
- meu for masculine singular
- meva for feminine singular